Cinema: In the Light of Day

The Irish playwright is frequently the archaeologist of the family of
man. When he brings parents and children on stage, fossilized feelings,
ancient troubles between man and wife, oedipal conflicts, all are
brought to light without mercy.

In the tradition of O'Casey and O'Neill, Playwright Frank Gilroy
explored his own origins in the bleak, painfully honest drama, The
Subject Was Roses. This highly successful film version shows why it was
both a popular and a critical success on Broadway and why it went on to
win the 1965 Pulitzer Prize. Though Gilroy's craftsmanship is
maladroit, he has a musician's ear for the...